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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in home help hours the County Limerick local health area can expect in 2017. [38050/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (1 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to increase the rate of credit lending to businesses via the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; the level of take up from the fund by businesses to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38270/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Banking Sector (1 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 202. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the progress under the programme for Government on introducing a Sparkasse model for small and medium-sized enterprises lending. [38271/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (1 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 291. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a low-cost credit fund will be extended to all SMEs as was announced for the agrifood sector in budget 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38268/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (1 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 292. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she expects Ireland to attain a top-five ranking for global competitiveness, considering Irish rankings on the World Bank's ease of doing business index have continued to reduce over recent years. [38269/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (1 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 293. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Government employment and export targets will be reviewed following the recent ESRI report, The Product and Sector Level Impact of a Hard Brexit across the EU; the way in which Irish exports to the UK would be the most exposed in the EU in a WTO tariff scenario post-Brexit leading to a reduction in 4% of total Irish exports; and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (30 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to serious concerns of a community (details supplied) regarding the absence of community gardaí in the area due to other demands on Garda resources; if she will provide assurances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37844/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Company Law (29 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue raised by a person (details supplied) who has an ongoing complaint with the ODCE and wishes to view their documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37115/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assist with a matter in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36628/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 17 November 2016, the details of the marketing and branding campaign; when it will commence; the companies that are expected to participate; the way in which the campaign will specifically be geared toward women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36789/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Strategies (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 17 November 2016, the way in which the view that Enterprise 2025 provides a robust framework that remains valid and sets out an ambitious policy approach can remain valid considering there was no allowance in forecasts in this strategy for the impact of Brexit on Ireland with regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 3 November 2016 and given that a dialogue process is under way with ICTU and IBEC to secure broad agreement before proposals are finalised in the area of zero- and low-hour contracts, the total number of meetings she has had to date with each of these social partners; the number of future...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new posts that will be created at the IDA in 2017 following the recent budget announcement to strengthen agency staff to respond to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36791/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of new posts to be created in each State agency under her Department in 2017 following the recent budget announcement to strengthen agency staff to respond to Brexit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36792/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 261. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the ratification process for the CETA trade agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36793/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 262. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether enterprise stabilisation measures are required as a policy tool following the recent Brexit referendum in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36794/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Credit Support (24 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the export credit support that is provided to Irish exporters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36795/16]

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Tax Code (23 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. He stated this is similar to the general tax treatment applied in respect of share-based remuneration for employees. He will appreciate that farmers are self-employed and there is a distinction in the tax code between employees and self-employed. That needs to be teased out a little further. Revenue should look at that to see if we can try to...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Tax Code (23 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for discussion. This is an important issue for me and the farming community I represent in County Limerick. My colleagues and I fully respect the work and independence of the Revenue Commissioners who have a difficult job which they do professionally. Equally, however, we are fully within our rights in raising this issue and querying...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: I wish to indicate that we will table an amendment to the section on Report Stage, as we feel the current wording of the Bill may have significant implications for private companies, in particular in the context of Brexit and trying to create and retain sustainable jobs, especially in respect of those companies trying to trade into the UK. We will table an amendment on Report Stage to delete...